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A69646	The Ivdgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixt, in his second book of the Kingdom of Christ, and now Englisht : wherein a late book restoring the doctrine and discipline of divorce is heer confirm'd and justify'd by the authoritie of Martin Bucer to the Parlament of England.; De regno Christi. De coniugio & divortio. English	Bucer, Martin, 1491-1551.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1644 (1644)	Wing B5270; ESTC R3964	32,365	42

if any since the d●ies of Luther merits to be counted the Apostle of our Church whose unw●aried pains and watching for our sakes as they spent him quickly heer among us so did they during the shortnes of his life incredibly promote the Gospel throughout this Realm The autority the lerning the godlines of this man consulted with is able to out-ballance all that the lightnes of a vulgar opposition can being to counterpoise I leav him also as my complete suretie and testimonial if Truth be not the best witnes to it self that what I formerly presented to your reading on this subject was good and just and honest not licentious Not that I have now more confidence by the addition of these great Authors to my party for what I wrote was not my opinion but my knowledge evn then when I could trace no footstep in the way I went nor that I think to win upon your apprehensions with numbers and with names rather then wi●h reasons yet certainly the worst of my d●tracters will not except against so good a baile of my integritie and judgement as now appeares for me They must els put in the fame of Bucer and of Fagins as my accomplices and confederats into the same endightment they must dig up the good name of these prime worthies if thir names could be ever buried they must dig them up and brand them as the Papists did thir bodies and those thir pure unblamable spirits which live not only in heaven but in thir writings they must attaint with new attaintures which no Protestant ever before aspers't them with Or if perhaps wee may obtain to get our appeachment new drawn a Writ of Error not of Libertinism that those two principal leaders of reformation may not come now to be su'd in a bill of licence to the scandal of our Church the brief result will be that for the error if thir own works be not thought sufficient to defend them there livs yet who will be ready in a fair and christianly discussive way to debate and sift this matter to the utmost ounce of lerning and religion in him that shall lay it as an error either upon Martin Bueer or any other of his opinion If this be not anough to qualifie my traducers and that they think it more for the wisdom of thir virulence not to recant the injuries they have bespoke me I shall not for much more disturbance then they can bring me intermitt the prosecution of those thoughts which may render me best serviceable either to this age or if it so happ'n to posteritie following the fair path which your illustrious exploits Honourd Lords and Commons against the brest of tyrany have open'd and depending so on your happy successes in the hopes that I have conceiv'd either of my self or of the Nation as must needs conclude me one who most affectionately wishes and awaits the prosperous issue of your noble and valorous counsels JOHN MILTON THE JUDGEMENT OF MARTIN BUCER TOUCHING DIVORCE Taken out of the second Book entitl'd Of the kingdom of Christ writt'n by Martin Bucer to Edward the 6th K. of England CHAPTER XV The 7th Law of the sanctifying and ordering of mariage BEsides these things Christ our King and his Churches require from your sacred Majesty that you would take upon you the just care of mariages For it is unspeakable how many good consciences are heerby entangl'd af●licted and in danger because there are no just laws no speedy way constituted according to Gods Word touching this holy society and fountain of mankind For seeing matrimony is a civil thing men that they may rightly contract inviolably keep and not without extreme necessitie dissolv mariage are not only to be taught by the doctrine and discipline of the Church but also are to be acquitted aided and compell'd by laws and judicature of the Common-wealth Which thing pious Emperours acknowledgeing and therin framing themselvs to the law of Nations gave laws both of contracting and preserving and also where an unhappy need requir'd of divorcing mariages As may be seen in the Code of Justinian the 5 Book from the beginning through 24 titles And in the Authentic of Justinian the 22 and some others But the Antichrists of Rome to get the imperial power into thir own hands first by fraud●lent persuasion afterwards by force drew to themselvs the whole autority of determining and judging as well in mat●imonial causes as in most other matters Therfore it hath bin long beleiv'd that the care and government therof doth not belong to the civil Magistrate Yet where the Gospel of Christ is receav'd the laws of Antichrist should be rejected If therfore Kings and Governours take not this care by the power of law and justice to provide that mariages be piously contracted religiously kept and lawfully dissolv'd if need require who sees not what confusion and trouble is brought upon this holy society and what a rack is prepar'd evn for many of the best consciences while they have no certain laws to follow no justice to implore if any intolerable thing happen And how much it concerns the honour and safety of the Common-wealth that mariages according to the will of Christ be made maintain'd and not without just cause dissolv'd who understands not for unlesse that first and holi●st society of man and woman be purely constituted that houshold discipline may be upheld by them according to Gods law how can wee expect a race of good men Let your Majesty therfore know that this is your duty and in the first place to reassume to your self the just ordering of matrimony and by firm laws to establish and defend the religion of this first and divine societie among men as all wise law-givers of old and Christian Emperours have carefully don The two next Chapters because they chiefly treat about the degrees of Consanguinity and affinity I omit only setting down a passage or two concerning the judicial laws of Moses how fit they be for Christians to imitate rather then any other CHAP. XVII toward the end I Confesse that wee beeing free in Christ are not bound to the civil Laws of Moses in every circumstance yet seeing no laws can be more honest just and wholsom then those which God himself gave who is eternal wisdom goodnes I see not why Christians in things which no lesse appertain to them ought not to follow the laws of God rather then of any men Wee are not to use circumcision sacrifice and those bodily washings prescrib'd to the Jews yet by these things wee may rightly learn with what purity and devotion both Baptism and the Lords Supper should be administerd and receay'd How much more is it our duty to observ diligently what the Lord hath commanded and taught by the examples of his people concerning mariage wherof wee have the use no lesse then they And because this same worthy Author hath another passage to this purpose in his Comment